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Money Monday: An Attitude of Gratitude

August 30, 2010
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by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters Sometimes I just have to turn everything off.  Turn off the TV. Shut off the cellphone. Power down the computer. That’s when I find time to sit still and be thankful -  grateful for all the simple blessings I’ve taken for granted. In our consumer driven society we’re constantly told [...]

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Money Monday: The Power of “Free” – How It Makes Us Do Crazy Things

August 23, 2010
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by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters Entering the Chicago subway station, I was reminded of the irrational power of “free”.  Previously solemn commuters were now rushing the entrance nearly killing themselves trying to get one of the free coffee mugs being handed out by a local merchant. From the way they were acting you’d think they [...]

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Money Monday: Kmart Layaways And The Lessons Of Savings

August 16, 2010
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by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters I grew up in the Dark Ages – no internet, no ipods, no cell phones, and definitely no credit cards. I had heard about the Diners Club Card – but that was for really rich people. Then this thing called MasterCard came out. This too was for the well to [...]

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Money Monday: Should Married Couples Have Joint or Separate Bank Accounts?

August 9, 2010
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by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters “I have my money. He has his money” I’m surprised at how commonplace this attitude has become. While united in marriage, some people handle their finances as if they were single. I think this undermines the concept of marriage – the joining of two lives into one. Shouldn’t that include [...]

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Money Monday: How Do You Raise Money Savvy Kids in a Materialistic World?

August 2, 2010
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by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters It’s funny watching young kids carrying cell phones. I wonder what’s so important in their young lives that they have to be able to call anyone from anywhere? Growing up we had one phone in our house -  the old rotary type that took ages to dial.  And for the [...]

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Money Monday: How the Corner Candy Store Can Help Us Master Our Finances

July 26, 2010
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by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters Growing up my family didn’t have a lot of money. But that didn’t mean we couldn’t enjoy certain little pleasures in life. As kids the corner store down the block was our little ghetto Disneyland. The front of the store lined with rows of mouth watering treats created just as [...]

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Money Monday: Mama Knows Best – The Childhood Money Advice We Should Be Listening to as Adults

July 19, 2010
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by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters It never ceases to amaze me. Despite how grown up you think you are, you’ll never be as smart or as wise as your parents. As an adult, I’m only now beginning to fully appreciate the lessons they tried to teach me. The phrases and sayings that made me roll [...]

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Money Monday: The True Nature of Money

July 12, 2010
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We’re happy to announce that our “Money Monday” feature is back. Over the next few weeks you’ll get great weekly insight and tips on managing your greenbacks by Dr. Charles Alonzo Peters of MochaMoney.com. Please take a second to check out his site when you get done with this great article. by Dr. Charles Alonzo [...]

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Run Your Marriage Like A Business

March 15, 2010
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Well at least financially, that’s what an article I just read advises and most of that advice doesn’t look half bad. Here are a few excerpts from the MSN write-up on marital finances. Marriage makes people richer. Not all marriages, of course, and “richer” is relative. But overall, people who get married and stay married [...]

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Should Financial Advice be Different for Men and Women?

March 5, 2010
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by Wesley Watkis Offering financial advice for women can oftentimes be a tricky subject. After all, we’re taught to treat men and women as equals in all things related to business: education, employment, and advancement. In most cases, that’s easy enough to do; we’ve long since passed the threshold where men and women are viewed [...]

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Savvy Ways To Save Money Presented by US Cellular

March 3, 2010
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